Rail-chair and spike.



I. D. ZITZERMAN. RAIL CHAIR AND SBIKE. APPLIOATION IILED NOV; 2, 1909,.

96453606 Patented July 12,1910.

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RAIL CHAIR AND SPIKE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1909.

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ISAAC D. ZITZERMAN, OF KANfSAS CITY, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF FIFTY ONE-HUNDREDTI-IS T0 HIMSELF, AND FIFTY ONE-HUNDREDTHS TO LOUIS G. ROSENFIELD, OF ALBU- QUERQUE, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO.

RAIL oHAIa AND SPIKE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC D. ZITZERMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kansas City, in the county of W'yandotte and State of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved Rail-Chair and Spike, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to rail chairs and spikes, and more particularly to the combination of a body adapted to be positioned under a railroad rail, and having openings to receive spikes,'with spikes, certain of which have spurs, certain of the openings of the body being extended in different directions, to permit the insertion of the spikes having spurs, and further, to permit the movement of the body in a plurality of directions after certain spikes are in position.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and durable rail chair, for carrying railroad and like rails upon cross ties or other suitable supports, which can be easily mounted in position and as easily removed or replaced, which holds the rails securely in position, which prevents the accidental or other removal of certain of the spikes after they have been driven, and which holds the rails against lateral movement.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a rail mounted upon a cross tie by means of an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the chair body in a different position; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the chair body in position; Fig. i is a transverse section of the device; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, transverse section of a part of the chair; and Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the upper portion of one of the spikes used in combination with the chair.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have shown for example, a railroad rail 10 of the usual type, having the base flange 11 and the web 12. The rail is car- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 2, 1909.

Patented July 12, 1910.

Serial No. 525,869.

ried upon cross ties 13 of the usual form. It should be understood however, that the device can be used for carrying different types of rails, and can be used upon supports other than cross ties, provided that these supports are ofsuch material, and are so formed, that the rail-holding spikes can be driven into the same. I employ a chair body 14 consisting preferably, of a metal plate. IVhile I have shown the body as substantially rectangular in form, it may be of any suitable shape adapted for the purpose. It has integral therewith, near one edge, a railengaging flange or rib 15 which presents a substantially straight side 16 adapted to abut against the rail flange to hold the rail against lateral movement in one direction. This flange or rib 16 it will be understood, is of service in preventing the rails from spreading, and in holding them in position on curves or the like, where there is excessive lateral strain when a train is rounding a curve. At the side opposite the flange 15, the body has an opening 17 therethrough which is so formed that an ordinary rai'l spike 18 can pass therethrough to permit it to be driven into the tie or other support and to engage at the edge of the rail flange in the customary manner. The chair body has a second opening 19 therethrough which is of elongated form and is located at the same side as the opening 17. The opening 19 is formed to permit a spike 20 to pass therethrough, the spike 20 being provided with a spur 21 projecting in a direction at right angles to the direction in which the head of the spike projects, the upper surface 22 of said spur being at substantially right angles to the length of the spike. The spike has the customary head 23, which is formed to engage at the rail flange, as is shown in Fig. 1. The arrangement is such that after the spike is driven far enough through the opening 19, so that the surface 22 of the spike is substantially flush with the surface of the tie and is underneath the bottom of the chair, the latter can be moved so that it engages over the spur and thus serves to hold the spike in position, as indicated in dotted outline in Fig. 3.

The rail chair has an opening 24 passing through the flange 15 and extended in the longitudinal direction of the flan e, and at the same time transversely thereof, forming projects.

an L-shaped opening so that a second spike 25 having a spur 26, like the sour 20, can be driven therethrough into the tie. The spur 26 projects from the side of the spike opposite that from which the head of the spike The lateral extension of the opening 24 permits the rail chair to be moved transversely of the rail after the spike has been driven, to bring the flange 15 into engagement with the rail flange, as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The extension of the opening 24 in the direction of the length of the rail permits the movement of the rail chair, as is explained above, to bring the rail chair over the spur 21 of the spike 20. It will be understood, therefore, that the spike 25 is first driven, and the chair is then moved to bring the flange 15 against the rail. The spike 20 is then driven and the chair is moved longitudinally of the rail to engage over the spur 21. Then the spike 18 is driven through the opening 17 to hold the chair against further bodily movement. It will be seen therefore, that the spikes 20 and 25 cannot be drawn until the spike 18 is removed to permit the adjustment of the rail chair, so that while the spikes 20 and 25 serve to hold the chair and the rail, they are at the same time held in place, themselves, by the chair.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination of a rail chair having near one edge a flange or rib adapted to engage a rail flan e and provided at the side opposite the rib with two openings, one of the said openings being elongated in the direction of the width of the chair, said chair being further provided in the rib with an opening having at one end an extension projecting inwardly from the rib, a spike in the last named opening and having a spur projecting from the side opposite that from which the head projects, and two spikes in the other two openings, the spike in the elongated opening having a spur projecting therefrom in a direction at right angles to the direction in which the head projects.

2. A rail chair comprising a plate having near one edge a flange or rib adapted to engage a rail flange and provided at the side opposite the rib with two openings, one of the said openings being elongated in direction of the width of the plate, said plate being further provided in the rib with an opening having at one end an extension projecting inwardly from the rib, forming an L-shaped opening.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I SAAG D. ZITZERMAN.

Witnesses JAY L. OLDHAM, DARIUS PRATHER. 

